Both of District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel’s parents were born in Mexico. This heritage and his perceived anti-Trump bias presiding over a lawsuit against Trump during the 2016 presidential election was a campaign issue at the time.

The federal judge whom President Trump characterized during his campaign as “a Mexican” and therefore biased against him said he would announce a ruling next week that could determine whether the government can proceed with its expedited plans to build a border wall.

District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel is presiding over a lawsuit filed by advocacy groups and the state of California challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to bypass standard environmental-impact studies and rapidly expand barriers along the Mexican border.

Curiel said Friday that DHS has yet to explain why it must proceed so urgently in its construction plans.

United States (US) is estimated to have a population of 325.0 million with a growth rate during 2010-2015 of 0.8% pa.At the same rate of change, in five years' time its population will increase by 13.2 million.